In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, outdoors intern Olivia Stevens takes listeners through a Eugene author's unusual strategy to finishing the Pacific Crest Trail. Rather than the ...

Every summer I go backpacking with friends and this summer was no exception. I just returned from a hiking trip out west. This year I chose to hike a part of Oregon's section of the Pacific Crest ...

Thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail takes months, but you can see some of its highlights in just a long weekend. Between a big dayhike and a three-day weekend, these five hikes will let you sample one ...

The Pacific Crest Trail was designated as one of the first National Scenic Trails way back in 1968. As it traverses the "high road" from Mexico to Canada, incredible views are not only commonplace but ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — It’s not just talk for Troy and his 23-year-old son Jack. “The hardest thing was telling people at the office this is what I'm going to be doing. And I kept that under wraps because ...

Miles to Go: The first in an ongoing series Inside Climate News fellow Bing Lin is reporting from the Pacific Crest Trail in Northern California. Over the course of a 500-mile hike, the series is ...

The already grueling 2,600-mile hike now includes the added challenges of global warming, which can mean a lack of shade and exposure to smoke and fire. By Rowan Moore Gerety Photographs by Mason ...